Terminal insertion apparatus

Abstract

The present invention is to provide a terminal insertion apparatus to insert a terminal into a terminal receiving chamber without hitting an inner surface of the terminal receiving chamber. A terminal insertion apparatus includes a housing holder unit, an insertion unit, and a control device. The housing holder unit holds a connector housing and is movable in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction. The insertion unit inserts a terminal attached with an electrical wire into a terminal receiving chamber of the connector housing. The control device controls a move unit support portion to reciprocate a housing holder by a move distance after an end portion of the terminal is inserted into the terminal receiving chamber so that the terminal can be inserted without hitting an inner surface of the terminal receiving chamber.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to an apparatus for inserting a terminal connected with an electrical wire into a terminal receiving chamber of a connector housing.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]A variety of terminal insertion apparatus (for example, JP 2006-92841 A) has been utilized to insert a terminal 103 connected with an electrical wire 102 into a terminal receiving chamber 101 of a connector housing 100 to be assembled into a wiring harness of a motor vehicle.[0005]The terminal insertion apparatus includes a main body, a housing holder, a wire holder, and an insertion head. The main body is installed on a floor of a factory and the housing holder is attached to the main body to hold the connector housing 100. The wire holder holds the electrical wire 102 attached with the terminal 103. The insertion head removes the electrical wire 102 from the wire holder and inserts the terminal 103 into the termina...

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Benefits of technology

[0007]An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for assuredly inserting a terminal into a terminal receiving chamber without hitting an inner surface of the terminal receiving chamber with the terminal.

[0008]According to a first aspect of the present invention, a terminal insertion apparatus for inserting a terminal connected with an electrical wire into a terminal receiving chamber of a connector housing, includes: a housing holder for holding the connector housing; a move unit support portion for moving the housing holder; an insertion unit for holding the terminal and inserting the terminal into the terminal receiving chamber; and a control device for controlling the move unit support portion to reciprocate the housing holder by a predetermined amplitude in order to prevent the terminal from hitting an inner surface of the terminal receiving chamber when the terminal insertion apparatus inserts the terminal into the terminal receiving chamber.

[0013]According to the present invention, the control device reciprocates the connector housing when the terminal is inserted into the terminal receiving chamber so that the reciprocating movement of the connector housing prevents the terminal from hitting the inner surface of the terminal receiving chamber.

[0015]According to the present invention, the control device reciprocates the connector housing in the two directions, which are orthogonal to one another, intersecting the insertion direction in order to prevent the terminal from hitting the inner surface of the terminal receiving chamber and achieve the assured insertion of the terminal.

[0016]According to the present invention, the control device stores the move distance of the terminal in the terminal receiving chamber of the connector housing having the respective part numbers so that the terminal can be quickly escaped from the inner surface of the terminal receiving chamber when the terminal hits the inner surface in order to achieve the assured insertion.

[0017]According to the present invention, the terminal insertion apparatus includes the input device to input the part number of the connector housing, the move distance to reciprocate the connector housing corresponding to the part number prevents the terminal from hitting the inner surface of the terminal receiving chamber.

Problems solved by technology

In the worst case, the insertion head bends the electrical wire 102 or deforms the terminal 103, resulting in a defective product.

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